Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti
- Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti are ethnic Armenians of Georgian nationality living within the current Republic of Georgia and live in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, which borders the Republic of Armenia to the south and where ethnic Armenians form the great majority of the population with minority Georgians and populations of Pontian Greeks and others.
Ethnic Armenians, chiefly concentrated in Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda districts.
Armenians in Samtskhe-Jevakheti believe they are victims of a policy to shift the region’s demographic balance as a number of Georgian families were settled there. Armenians also say they are underrepresented in the government and discriminated against. There have been several protests and clashes with police about the treatment of the Armenians of Samtskhe-Jevakheti.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and South Caucasus natural gas pipeline which passed through the region, has met opposition from local Armenians, as well as the planned Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku railway as it isolates Armenia.
The local Armenian United Javakhk Democratic Alliance has proposed a local autonomy for Javakheti within Georgia. The organization also proposed to hold a referendum on autonomy or secession of Javakheti in 1998.
Some Armenian political groupings of the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora, amongst them most notably the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) claim that Javakhk (Armenian name for Samtskhe-Javakheti) should belong to Armenia. The ARF programme for example states: "The borders of United Armenia shall include all territories designated as Armenia by the Treaty of Sèvres as well as the regions of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Javakhk (Armenian name for Samtskhe-Javakheti), and Nakhchivan." [ [http://www.arfd.am/english/policy/programme.php Programme of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation] ]
However, Javakhk (Samtskhe-Javakheti) is not officially claimed by the government of Armenia.
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